[ale] OT: Manufacturing an idea....

[Robert Coggins]

I am not a lawyer, but this is what I understand... For writings, poems,
music, code, etc they are automatically copyrighted as soon as they are
written or put on paper.  The problem is when/if you have to go to court is
proving that it was you and not another person that came up with something
first...   Patents (Physical inventions) you do have to buy the patent....

Again, this is what I understand please let me know if I am wrong...

Rob


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Knapka" <jknapka at earthlink.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Manufacturing an idea....


> Marvin Dickens <mpdickens at tlanta.com> writes:
>
> Just curious: I had read somewhere that the shenanigans with the
> envelope mailed to oneself were no longer necessary, and that
> one is automatically the copyright owner of anything one puts
> down in writing. I'd think that for proof of the date of
> conception, notarization would be sufficient. Is that not the
> case?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Joe
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